@Kruse said in Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info:

Anybody know of tickets available for ABs semi (whispers it...) and Final?
Official website lists Cat A tickets available for semi, but when I try to add just 1 to “basket”... it claims I've asked for more than what's available.
Presumably resale tickets have to be the entire set of tickets the original holder had?

My folks are on tour with Willement. They said tickets are coming available on the secondary market (sorry can be more specific) as teams go home and their fans want to cash out

@Catogrande dont worry mate you're ok. Exceptional, but ok

@junior said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

There really is something about the English, isn't there? Absolutely no chance of us getting ambushed when this kind of tosh is being written...

New Zealand will be less profligate; they will also be less tactically gung-ho and possess a far better kicking game. But England, unlike Ireland, are a team on the up, having started to marry physical dynamism with surer judgment and calmer decision-making. Do the All Blacks have prop forwards who offer a greater carrying threat than Sinckler and Mako Vunipola? Do they have a hooker in better form than Jamie George? Are Brodie Retallick and Sam Whitelock superior locks to Maro Itoje? If, on the day, the answer to even some of those questions is “no” then England will feel they can, at worst, rattle the All Blacks’ cage.

New Zealand are ultimate challenge but England can face them down

And people wonder why the English are the team we love to hate, and beat

@junior Eddie trying to talk it into existence

@Rapido said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

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@Snowy said in RWC: All Blacks v Ireland (QF2):

That whole Matt Todd yellow discussion is quite interesting law wise. He basically just had a lie down and he wasn't off side. Surely the onus is on the attacking player to avoid him?

I used to get a bit tired on the field and have a rest all the time, nobody penalised me and gave me a card. If all of the ABs just said "fck this I'm going to sit down" then the oppo just have to go around them, their problem if there are obstacles in the way whether they are making tackles or not? Impeding a ball carrier is kind of the point as long as it isn't dangerous.

While I think Ownes made a meal of that, I think it is still probably the correct outcome. It's like a cannonball tackle. you can't dive on the ground in front of the player.

It's harsh in that Todd was putting his broken body on the line and protecting his hurt side, but it is still correct, it just didn't look right.

BTW. Can just state (repeat) that the scoring against the base of the goal pads is the stupidest rule in any sport, ever.

Wasn't stupid when there was no padding or padding was small. Now a piece of the try line has been moved forward and is difficult to defend.
Simple solution is to have pads in line with the try line (i.e. move the posts back.)

Just make me people score tries properly. By having to press the ball down behind the tryline. Scrum 5 if their unfortunate enough to hit the posts.

This. If you don't have enough try line to cross without having to resort to scoring a jammy try against the post you don't deserve to score

@Chris-B said in World Cup Predictions:

@canefan No doubt!

Be interesting to see where DMac fits in next year. There's quite a crowd in the outside backs.

It is a testament to our strength that a guy who was in the team a year ago can be out just like that, purely because another guy stepped up and was that much better

@Chris-B said in World Cup Predictions:

@canefan Though I suspect if DMac had stayed fit, Mo'unga would have been a bit part player.

Sliding doors mate. Richie M all day long, whatever happens

@taniwharugby said in [Poll] Who wins the Quarter Finals?:

@canefan nah this one was a good cnut!

What's in a name right?

@Chris-B said in World Cup Predictions:

Back on track after Japan caused a slight blip in my predictions.

This one isn't looking so bad, either!

Mainly, though, I'm thinking/hoping that Hansen has timed our run right with the dual playmakers and we're going to see it come to full fruition. At some point soon, Mo'unga is going to have his international "arrival" and there will be bunch of overseas journos shaking their heads at how we've pulled another diamond from our ass, so to speak. Just hope it's during this tournament!

The benefit of keeping the powder dry is no one has time to properly scout us

@taniwharugby said in [Poll] Who wins the Quarter Finals?:

@Snowy I worked with an Actuary when I lived in the UK who was a huge rugby fan, he was Welsh with a typically Welsh name...Stephen Jones.

Stephen Jones? Sounds like a fluffybunny